Bariatric Surgery For More Than Just Weight Loss? Gone may be the days of limiting bariatric surgery just to helping patients lose weight. Indeed, these weight loss surgeries, in all forms, do just as the name describes. But a slew of new research suggests bariatric surgery can also be used to help reverse medical complications of obesity, not just eliminate
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Bariatric Surgery Better Option for Glucose Control
Recently researchers at Duke University Medical Center and St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University, have discovered a new clue for why it is that bariatric surgery is more effective than managing diet alone at controlling glucose levels. Greatly increasing the health of many diabetic patients, who often need bariatric surgery to control their weight. Doctors have noticed that
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Gastric Bypass May Reduce Likelihood of Cancer for Women
Weight loss surgery (also known as bariatric surgery can sometimes reverse type-2 diabetes and reduce other obesity related health problems. New research suggests that obese women who undergo bariatric surgery experience 42% less likely of a risk of cancer. Why this occurs and if it is also true for obese men is not yet known. Obesity can greatly increase the
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How to Lose Weight Safely and Quickly
Most people feel that they could stand to lose a few pounds, and with the fast promises of fad diets like the ‘3 day diet’ or the cabbage soup diet, people get lured into doing potentially dangerous and ultimately ineffective diets. This guide will help you lose weight safely and quickly. So basically, you need to burn more calories than
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Tasty Recipes for Bariatric Patients
Along with bariatric surgery (such as gastric bypass) comes an inevitable change in diet, as the surgery restricts the types of food one can eat. You have to eat appropriately but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a balanced and flavorful meal, below are some recipes that will provide the nutrients your body needs, while still being delicious. Please note,
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What is Bariatric Surgery?
Bariatric surgery is an umbrella term for any procedure, in which weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with an implanted medical device, through removal of a portion of the stomach or by redirecting the small intestines to a small stomach pouch. Long-term studies have shown that bariatric surgery causes significant and lasting weight loss, recovering
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